Malaysia's National Sport Coming to Canada

Can anyone guess what Malaysia's national sport is? I bet most Canadians haven't even heard of it before. It is called SEPAK TAKRAW and it is actually a game of kick volleyball!

The sport is being promoted here in Toronto and some teams from Malaysia are coming here to play some exhibition matches for us.

Here is the info:

Malaysian Sepak Takraw Exhibition matches in GTA - OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC


Sunday, Nov. 11th: 2:30 - 4:00pm, MAGNA CENTRE , 800 Mulock Rd., Newmarket (near Mulock & Leslie)


4:30 - 6:00pm, DENNIS R. TRIMBLE CENTRE,29 St. Dennis Dr. , North York , Toronto (near Don Mills & Eglinton, near Ontario Science Centre)

Monday, Nov. 12th: 5:30 - 7:00pm, ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC HS, 2188 Rodick Rd., Markham (near Woodbine and 16th Ave.)

Garage Cabinets

As some of you may be aware, my boyfriend is a mechanic. He loves living in a condo in downtown Toronto, but boy does he miss not having a garage! We decided to splurge and buy a double size storage unit and it is almost the size of a garage. We bought some shelving units that run a long each wall and there is still a bit of room. I am almost thinking that, if we had garage cabinets in there and a work bench instead of those shelves, he would have a work room! I wonder how the condo board would feel about that? hmm...maybe he should stick to borrowing his parents' garage.

Diet Day 14: Feeling Good!

I ate a proper breakfast and I played badminton for about an hour, squash for about 1/2 hour, and around the key on the basketball court after that. Even though I was too busy playing games to prepare my morning snack, I am feeling pretty good. I am going to clean up around the apartment a little bit, and then work out plans for next week regarding the diet and everything else.

I am very aware that I need to excersize more. Aside from the Sunday thing, I tend to walk a lot, with Stella and just to get around, and a friend at work and I walk to the mall and back every Friday (about 20 minute walk each way if we hurry). Still that is not enough. So I need to work in at least one more workout per week. My three night classes are coming to and end and then I should only be in one or two per week after that. I am in meetings one night per week, and I need to bake for Temple Treats once per week but I am convinced that I can fit it in. I will think on it this week and try to work it out.

My one concern is my pets. Stella and the Nellie are home alone all day and when I come home they deserve to be lavished with attention. On the nights that I am in night class or meetings, I know that my boyfriend is with them. Likewise, if he visits friends or goes out for some other reason, I like to stay home with the furballs. If I go work out, though, my boyfriend will definitely want to work out with me. Maybe we can work something out.

Diet Day 13: Does A Bottle and a half of wine count as a cheat?

I stuck to the diet all day yesterday even when I had friends over for dinner, with the exception of the wine. Today is not going so well. Not because I am cheating but because I skipped breakfast and the morning snack. I also did not eat lunch until almost 3PM. I was just too tired and I wasn't hungry. As I mentioned in my last post, some members of my family have really gotten on my nerves and the whole thing has been suppressing my appetitite. I am trying not to dwell on it and instaed to regain my focus.

Police Gear, Anyone? New online store

So as of yesterday afternoon, my entire family has been in a battle. It all started with one overly demanding person and one fed up person but now everyone is getting involved, from Toronto to the hometown. It is like each side is rallying troops. So imagine how I had a good laugh when opp came along to take a look at this new site called 5.11TacticalOutdoors.com. The site is filled with all sorts of police and tactical gear, from Galco holsters, to eyewear, to freebies. If my family kicks it up even one more knotch, I am going to send all of them this link...well all of the people on the side I have chosen, anyway!

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Diet Day 11: Halloween - The Day After

Okay, I did not do so great on the dinner part of Halloween. In my defense it was all due to circumstances beyond my control and both Stella and my brother had a great time trick-or treating!

I did stop on the way home and pick up a costume for Stella. She was supposed to dress up as Batman, which is perfect for her but the package must have been marked with the wrong size. It was marked as a small for dogs 10-15" long but she was swimming in it. So she simply donned the cape and cap and went as an adorable bat. Considering her pointy, bat-like ears it was not much of a stretch for her. She was perfectly content to walk around greeting trick-or-treaters in her little outfit, which was so cool! I will post some photos of her later.

My brother and his weird friend dressed as mobsters and performed skits for home owners. The skits earned them triple the candy at every house but, I will be honest, Stella was kind of embarrassed to be out with the only two trick-or-treaters in the beaches who insisted on holding mock knife fights on every single stranger's lawn that had lights on.